He becomes the second former Cornhusker to sign with TCU in the last three seasons. Former Madison standout Aaron Green left for TCU after playing the 2011 season with the Cornhuskers.

Aaron Curry Sr. told Omaha.com that moving closer to home “was the main reason” behind his son’s decision, but Curry also liked TCU’s defensive style and how it uses its tackles. He will redshirt this season and be eligible in 2015.

“He didn’t like that part at all, but that’s the rules,” Aaron Curry Sr. said. “He’ll just get stronger, just get quicker and just learn the defense.”

Curry also considered Baylor, Texas A&M, Oklahoma, Kansas State, Iowa and Missouri after deciding recently to leave Nebraska. He played 17 games during his Cornhusker career and started eight games over two seasons for Bo Pelini’s team, contributing 26 total tackles and two sacks as a sophomore last season.

The 6-foot-1, 280-pounder slid down the Cornhuskers’ in depth chart, leading him to look for a new playing opportunity.

He was lightly recruited coming out of high school by area teams, receiving offers from Kansas and Kansas State. But with the departure of Chucky Hunter along the Horned Frogs’ front, a position could materialize for him along Gary Patterson’s defensive front.

The TCU program has done a nice job of developing defensive tackles over the years. It appears that it’s a good fit for Curry to get a fresh start for the final two seasons of his college career in the Horned Frogs’ program.